Belarus’ selection has taken a dramatic twist today, after an open letter signed by seven of the participants in the selection has ultimately seen one of the participants withdraw their entry! [AdSense-B] The controversy surrounds Alekseev, whose entry “Forever” fails the EBU rule regarding the performance or release of songs before 1st September 2017. Regardless of this, the public broadcaster …

One of the most weird and wonderful stages of any national final season is the Belorussian auditions round, where the hopefuls for the selection meet in Minsk and sing their hearts out, one by one, for the assembled judges. It has thrown up zombie shows, questionable vocals and erm, unique concepts in previous years, and the latest round of Belorussian …